Basic Information
Year Founded
1974
Headquarters Location
UK + 14 global offices
Publicly Traded (Entity or Parent)
YES
Regulated?
YES
Primary Regulator
FCA
Minimum Deposit
£250
Fixed Spreads?
NO
Trading Type
Market Maker (Pro: STP)
Commissions on Trades
NO (Pro accts Yes)
CFD Loss Rate
81% loss rate on CFDs
Maximum Leverage
1:30
Currency Pairs Offered
91
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
Background
Year Founded
1974
3,0
Headquarters location + Offices
UK + 14 global offices
3,0
Publicly traded?
YES
3,0
Size Measure
Annual Revs > $100 million
3,0
Summary Score
3,00
Regulatory Compliance
Regulated or unregulated?
YES
3,0
Primary regulator
FCA
3,0
Multiple compliance
ESMA + ASIC + CFTC
3,0
Safety of Deposits
Very Secure
3,0
Summary Score
3,00
Fees & Charges
Commissions, Fees & Charges
Very Competitive
3,0
General
Off-hours higher, dormancy
2,0
Spreads
Very Competitive
2,0
Summary Score
2,67
Investment Products
Stocks - Breadth
Expansive
3,0
Forex - Breadth
Major, minor, and exotic
3,0
Other: Comm, Crypto, Spread, CFD?
Comm, Cryp, CFD, Spread
3,0
Summary Score
3,0
Platform experience
MT4 or equivalant
Top of the lIne
3,0
Proprietary options
Mobile app + platform options
2,5
Special Advanced?
High-end support options
2,5
Summary Score
2,67
Special Features
Feature A
Guaranteed Stop Losses
3,0
Feature B
Active Community forums
2,0
Feature C
High-end institutional support
2,5
Summary Score
2,50
Research Tools/Guidance
Financial Commentary
Offsite at Dailyfx.com
2,0
Technical Anlaysis
Deep support offline/online
2,0
Other Guidance
Trading strategies section
2,5
Summary Score
2,33
Education Support
Basic Library
Broad - Begin, Inter, and Advanced
3,0
Webinars/Support
Offline, IG community
2,0
General
81% loss rate on CFDs
1,0
Summary Score
2,00
Customer Support
Live Chat, Web, Tele, Offices
YES
3,0
Responsiveness
Better than Average
2,5
FAQs? Quality?
High end
3,0
Summary Score
2,83
General Pros & Cons
Pro #1
One of World's best
3,0
Pro #2
Top platforms & offerings
2,5
Pro #3
Broad Market Coverage
2,5
Con #1
Other applicable fees
1,5
Con #2
No social trading
1,0
Con #3
DailyFx.com not integrated
1,0
Summary Score
1,92
General Average Rating - 3 scale
General Average Rating - 3 scale
2,59
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